American Chordata, a Brooklyn-based magazine, pairs emerging voices in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with visual artwork carefully chosen to create a sense of dialogue between forms. Since it began publishing in 2015, American Chordata has built a reputation as a launching pad, often finding writers and artists their first audience, and as a home for work that is innovative and stylistically daring. As captivating to look at as it is to read, this singular publication appeals to habitual lovers and first-time readers of literary magazines alike.
American Chordata is a standout in style and interdisciplinary exploration. The magazine brings stunning images into conversation with breathtaking poetry, bracing memoir, and fiction that is compact yet expansive, creating a multidimensional reading experience that brims with surprising connections between forms. The editors seem wholly immersed in a vibrant world of multicultural writers and artists, and their delight in drawing readers into it is an act of creative generosity.